Sai ParÄ njpye (born 19 March 1938) is an Indian movie director and
screenwriter. She is the director of the award-winning movies Sparsh,
Katha, Chasme Buddoor and Disha. She has written and directed many
Marathi plays such as Jaswandi, Sakkhe Shejari, and Albel.The
Government of India awarded Sai the Padma Bhushan title in 2006 in
recognition of her artistic talents.Sai Paranjpye was born on 19 March
1938 in Mumbai to Russian Youra Sleptzoff and Shakuntala Paranjpye.
Sleptzoff was a Russian watercolor artist and a son of a Russian
general. Shakuntala Paranjpye was an actor in Marathi and Hindi films
in the 1930s and 1940s, including V. Shantaram's Hindi social classic
â€" Duniya Na Mane (1937), and later became a writer and a social
worker, was nominated to Rajya Sabha, Upper House of Indian Parliament
and was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2006.
screenwriter. She is the director of the award-winning movies Sparsh,
Katha, Chasme Buddoor and Disha. She has written and directed many
Marathi plays such as Jaswandi, Sakkhe Shejari, and Albel.The
Government of India awarded Sai the Padma Bhushan title in 2006 in
recognition of her artistic talents.Sai Paranjpye was born on 19 March
1938 in Mumbai to Russian Youra Sleptzoff and Shakuntala Paranjpye.
Sleptzoff was a Russian watercolor artist and a son of a Russian
general. Shakuntala Paranjpye was an actor in Marathi and Hindi films
in the 1930s and 1940s, including V. Shantaram's Hindi social classic
â€" Duniya Na Mane (1937), and later became a writer and a social
worker, was nominated to Rajya Sabha, Upper House of Indian Parliament
and was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2006.
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